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> And yet buying a property in London probably would have been an even better investment I believe you never really own a property in GB. I think you own it fo

> And yet buying a property in London probably would have been an even better investment I believe you never really own a property in GB. I think you own it for 99 years and then it goes back to the crown.

timthorn 12y ago
Not true, there are properties sold on a lease, but freeholds are very common. I own the land my house stands on in perpetuity.
- kokey 12y ago
  It seems, to me, that freehold is not as common in London as in other parts of the country.